Rockaway Beach Branch
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8201 Beach Channel Drive, Rockaway Beach, NY 11693, USA Print route »
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The Rockaway Beach Branch was a rail line owned and operated by the Long Island Rail Road in Queens, New York City, United States. The line left the Main Line at Whitepot Junction in Rego Park 40.7254°N 73.8608°W / 40.7254; -73.8608 heading south via Ozone Park and across Jamaica Bay to Hammels in the Rockaways 40.5913°N 73.8088°W / 40.5913; -73.8088 turning west there to a terminal at Rockaway Park. Along the way it connected with the Montauk Branch near Glendale, the Atlantic Branch near Woodhaven, and the Far Rockaway Branch at Hammels. After a 1950 fire the Jamaica Bay bridge was closed and the line south of Ozone Park sold to the city, which rehabilitated it and connected it to the New York City Subway system as the IND Rockaway Line.
